Program areas at Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Parent Consultant Program - each month Candlelighters serve 800-1100 families who are receiving cancer treatment for their child at the Medical Center and/or who resides in one of the 13 counties of the greater Houston area
Patient Parking - Parking validations are available to pay part of the parking expense during hospital stays or clinic visits in 2021 we provided over 8,462 parking validations.
Adopt A Family for the Holidays provide support and practical help to families during the holiday season. Sponsors are provided the unique opportunity to be directly matched with childhood cancer families and personally deliver gifts to their family. In 2021 a total of 254 families, or 1,205 family members, were adopted.
Other Programs: Weekly Support Group Meetings; Gas Cards; Grocery Gift Certificates; Funeral Expense Assistance; Annual Children Party; Candlelighters Cares; Meal Passes
Who funds Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Lynn Wheeler | Executive Director | $132,103 | 2023-11-06 |
Gay Foust | Past Executive Director | $118,336 | 2021-02-17 |
Financials for Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $899,696 | $877,073 | 2.6% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $5,360 | $1,373 | 290.4% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $954,447 | $927,815 | 2.9% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $1,859,503 | $1,806,261 | 2.9% |
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Data update history
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disordersCancer
Characteristics
Conducts researchFundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 12919 Southwest Freeway
- Stafford, TX 77477
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Fort Bend County, TX
- Website URL
- candle.org/Â
- Phone
- (713) 270-4700
IRS details
- EIN
- 76-0367440
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1992
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- G30: Cancer
- NAICS code, primary
- 813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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